# Free delivery to metro postcodes in Shopify

To give free delivery to metro postcodes, add a **Postcode / ZIP** condition set to **Matches any of** and enter the metro area as a range, such as `2000:2234` for Sydney metro or `3000:3207` for Melbourne metro. Then set the rates to **Free**. Shopify's own [free shipping discount](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/discounts/discount-types/free-shipping) can only be limited by country or market, and postcodes are only built into [local delivery](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/setup/delivery-methods/local-delivery). [RM: Advanced Free Shipping](https://apps.shopify.com/better-free-shipping) adds postcode conditions to shipping discounts, with flat rates or carrier rates. It costs $9.90 USD every 30 days, with a 7-day free trial, billed by Shopify.

## What the customer gets

In this example the store sells in AUD and offers free shipping over $50 to Sydney metro, `2000:2234`. Standard is $9.95 and Express is $14.95.

- **Qualifies.** A $60 cart shipping to postcode 2010. It falls inside the range, so Standard and Express are both free. The customer pays $60.
- **Doesn't qualify.** The same $60 cart shipping to postcode 2250, outside the range. With Standard, the customer pays $60 + $9.95 = $69.95.
- **Doesn't qualify.** A $40 cart shipping to 2010 is under $50. With Standard, the customer pays $40 + $9.95 = $49.95.

## Set it up

1. In the app, click **Create Shipping Discount**.
2. Under **Discount method**, choose **Automatic discount**. New discounts start on **Discount code**, and the method can't be changed later. Enter a **Title** such as "Free Sydney metro delivery over $50".
3. In **Conditions**, click **Add condition** and choose **Postcode / ZIP**. Set **Matches any of**.
4. Type `2000:2234` and press Enter or click **Add**. It shows a **range** badge.
5. Click **Add condition**, choose **Shipping country**, set **Is one of** and select Australia.
6. Click **Add condition** again. Choose **Cart total**, set **Is at least** and enter `50`.
7. In **Discount setup**, set **Delivery type** to **Shipping**, **Which rates** to **All shipping rates** and **Discount value** to **Free**.
8. Click **Create discount**.

All three conditions sit in the same rule group, so all must pass.

![A Postcode / ZIP condition set to Matches any of, with the exact code 2000, the range 2010:2050 marked range, and 21* marked wildcard](/images/postcodes.png)

Each code shows a **range** or **wildcard** badge when the app reads it that way. No badge means an exact match.

## Postcode syntax

- **Exact:** `2000` matches only 2000.
- **Prefix:** `20*` matches every code that starts with 20, such as 2000, 2010 and 2099. The `*` only works at the end.
- **Range:** `2000:2234` matches every number from 2000 to 2234. Use a **colon**, not a hyphen. `2000-2234` gets no badge and won't work as a range.

Spaces and upper or lower case are ignored, so `m5v 2t6` matches `M5V2T6`. You can paste a list separated by commas or new lines.

## Variations

- **Sydney and Melbourne metro:** add both ranges to the same condition: `2000:2234` and `3000:3207`. **Matches any of** passes if the postcode is in either.
- **Free metro delivery with no minimum:** leave out the **Cart total** condition.
- **$5 metro shipping instead of free:** set **Discount value** to **Fixed Price** and enter 5. Standard becomes $5.
- **Everywhere except metro:** use **Does not match** with the same ranges, for example to help regional customers.
- **Free metro shipping, or any order over $150:** open the **⋯** menu on **Conditions**, choose **Add rule group**, and add **Cart total Is at least 150**. Any group that passes triggers the discount.
- **Your own local delivery:** set **Delivery type** to **Local delivery** and **Discount value** to **Free**. See [free local delivery](/guides/free-local-delivery.md).
- **Outside Australia:** use prefixes, such as `941*` for one US ZIP area, `M5V*` for a Canadian area or `SW1*` for a UK area.

## Good to know

- **To check your ranges,** compare them with your own delivery area before you go live. These metro ranges are a starting point.
- **To stop overseas codes matching,** keep the **Shipping country** condition. Ranges compare numbers only, and leading zeros are ignored, so a five-digit US ZIP code starting with 0 can fall inside an Australian range.
- **To cover Canadian or UK postcodes,** use prefixes. Ranges only work for numeric codes.
- **To match US ZIP+4 codes** like `94107-1234`, use `94107*`.
- **To keep the discount working,** use ranges and prefixes instead of long lists of single postcodes. Shopify limits how much a discount can hold.
- **To see it at checkout,** enter the shipping address first. Until then, **Matches any of** doesn't match yet.

## Related

- [Free shipping by ZIP code](/guides/free-shipping-by-zip-code.md)
- [Free local delivery](/guides/free-local-delivery.md)
- [Free shipping by state](/guides/free-shipping-by-state.md)
- [Conditional free shipping on Shopify](/conditional-free-shipping.md)

[Install RM: Advanced Free Shipping from the Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/better-free-shipping).